SB657 SFAT #1 RUICKER 3-27

Hager  7871

Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 657—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §18B-20-1, §18B-20-2, §18B-20-3, §18B-20-4, §18B-20-5, §18B-20-6, §18B-20-7, §18B-20-8, and §18B-20-9, all relating to free expression on state institution of higher education campuses; providing for definitions; defining protected expressive activities; defining public forums and prohibiting “free speech zones”; permitting expressive activity on campus under certain conditions; allowing state institutions of higher education to maintain and enforce reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions under certain parameters; requiring state institutions of higher education to treat student organizations which are open to all students equally; requiring state institutions of higher education to develop materials to educate the campus community on its free speech policies; requiring posting of policies on website; requiring campus to report a description of any barriers to, or incidents of disruption of, free expression occurring on campus; allowing a person or student organization who believes a violation of this article has occurred to bring an action for relief against the state institution of higher education and certain of its employees; establishing the relief available for a violation of the article; and enacting a one-year statute of limitations for alleged violations under the article.

Adopted

Rejected